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Shipwreck

unidentified wreckage (q)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

T.H. Camp (1876)

Ship Master: John Swanes
Nearby City: La Pointe, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Ottawa (1881)

Location: North side of Red Cliff Bay in 12' of water.
Ship Master: J.F. Reid
Nearby City: Red Cliff, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Marquette (1881)

Location: Located in deep water off of Michigan Island in Lake Superior.
Ship Master: Captain Charles Caughell
Nearby City: Bayfield, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Lighthouse

Outer Island Lighthouse

Nearby City: Apostle Islands - Outer Island, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

City of Ashland (1883)

Nearby City: Washburn, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Fedora (1889)

Location: Close to Chicago Creek north of Red Cliff. Near the Red Cliff campground and boat launch.
Ship Master: Original master: C.H. Wilson Master at the time of the fire: Captain Frank A. Fick
Nearby City: Red Cliff, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Lighthouse

Devils Island Lighthouse

Location: Devils Island
Nearby City: Apostle Islands - Devils Island, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Historic Marker

Sevona Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Little Sand Bay Boat Launch
Nearby City: Sand Bay, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

F.L. Danforth (1867)

Location: "1893 Engineer Map may show a wreck just off coal docks Rice's Pt."
Nearby City: Superior, Douglas County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Museum

Washburn Historical Museum

Location: 1 East Bayfield Street
Nearby City: Washburn, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Mooring Buoy

Lucerne Buoy

Location: off Long Island
Nearby City: Apostle Islands, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unknown sloop (b)

Location: Basswood Island, near quarry dock.
Ship Master: Francis Bachand
Nearby City: Bayfield, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Tourist (1888)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Waterfront Park

Ashland Memorial Park

Location: Hwy 2
Nearby City: Ashland, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unidentified wreckage (r)

Nearby City: Bayfield, Bayfield County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

unknown skiffs

Location: Willey's Island
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

A.H. Pitz (1923)

Location: Located at the mouth of the Amnicon River
Nearby City: Superior, Douglas County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Shipwreck

Clarence (1930)

Nearby City: Superior, Douglas County
Body of water: Lake Superior
Archaeological Site

Basswood Island Quarry Dock

Nearby City: Bayfield, Ashland County
Body of water: Lake Superior

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